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Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or main clauses of equal grammatical status. In German, they do not change verb position: each clause keeps its normal word order. These conjunctions are essential for building longer sentences, expressing contrast, alternatives, or reasons, and creating natural flow in spoken and written German.
In this guide, you will learn:
what coordinating conjunctions are and how they function
which conjunctions belong to this group
why verb position remains unchanged
common learner mistakes when linking clauses
This guide helps English-speaking learners understand coordinating conjunctions as structure-preserving connectors in German sentence construction.
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